Decode Base64: YWJj

Base64 Input

YWJj

Decoded Text

abc

The Base64 string "YWJj" decodes to: "abc"

How it works

Base64 decoding converts a Base64-encoded string back to the original data. Each 4 Base64 characters decode to 3 bytes of original data.

Common use cases

  • Encoding data in URLs and email
  • Storing binary data in JSON or XML
  • HTTP Basic Authentication headers
  • Embedding images in HTML/CSS
  • JWT token payloads

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